Conventions in writing that do not exist in oral language
What is Mechanics
100
What is the problem with this sentence:
"I like living in austin."
What is capitalization
100
Under ordinary circumstances, the speed limit.
What is
Under ordinary circumstances I (obey, notice, break, follow, INSERT VERB HERE) the speed limit.
100
Telling a story in the order events occurred
What is Chronological order
100
The place where the action takes place in a story
What is Setting
200
The punctuation convention used to distinguish dialog between characters in a story
What is quotation marks
200
An original version of another piece of literature that imitates the plot, characters, and setting in a humorous way.
What is parody
200
Car and Brian know one another and greets one another every morning.
What is change "greets" to "greet"
200
"The universe, the galaxy, Mars, craters" is an example of this type of ordering of ideas
What is General to Specific
200
Character who opposes the main character or interferes with the main character's goals
What is Antagonist
300
The section of a piece of writing in which related sentences are organized into chunks of information separated using indention or skipping of lines.
What is a paragraph
300
Maximum number of words that a lead in a news story should contain.
What is 30
300
Because she forgot to set her alarm clock and her mom had already left
What is
She was late because she forgot to set her alarm clock and her mom had already left.
or
She forgot to set her alarm clock and her mom had already left.
300
"There are three types of rocks, igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary" is an example of this type of organization
What is Categorical
300
The struggle that the main character faces in the story which may be:
character vs. nature
character vs. another character
character vs. himself
What is conflict
400
This convention can distinguish words like "to, too, and two" when written, but context must be used to distinguish them when they are spoken orally.
What is Spelling
400
Most Microsoft error messages us this voice.
What is passive
400
By thinking too much about gripping the club can make a golfer shank the ball.
What is take out the "by"
400
Dividing an environment into different areas and writing about each area is a separate paragraph would mean using this type of organization of ideas
What is Spatial
400
Another word for categories of fiction such as mystery, horror, fairy tale, or science fiction.
What is Genre
500
Word order is part of this writing convention.
Usage
500
What is wrong with this sentence: Nora and Steve came to dinner and bring chips.
What is verb tense
500
My vacation plans keep changing, my family can't make up their minds. Hawaii or Alaska.
What is
My vacation plans keep changing because my family can't make up their minds whether to go to Hawaii or Alaska.
500
This sentence: "Restaurants like What-a-burger, Sonic, and Dan's serve basic, delicious burgers and shakes." uses this type of organizational structure.
What is examples
500
Point of view of a story which tells the reader what every characters does, says, and thinks.